Re:US plans to produce ‘Iberian’ ham in Texas and Georgia
by garmaine on Saturday August 15, 2020 @12:30PM
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In American English when you name a food you are referencing the source of the cuisine, not the literal source of the ingredients themselves. If I saw Iberian Ham at the store, I would assume it tastes like the Spanish product, not that it is from Spain. I would assume “jamón tejano” was some sort of Texas BBQ.
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Re:US plans to produce ‘Iberian’ ham in Texas and Georgia
by danans on Saturday August 15, 2020 @01:39PM
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> In American English when you name a food you are referencing the source of the cuisine, not the literal source of the ingredients themselves.
That is by no means a hard and fast rule. Consider:
- Alaskan salmon
- Napa Valley Cabernet
- Michigan Cherries
- Georgia Peaches
All of these refer to the places they are produced.
And of course there are examples where the place name has fossilized into the product itself:
- Monterey Jack cheese
- Arkansas gold apples